Deputies: Golden Gate Estates woman crashes car, hitches ride to bar

After crashing her car through a wall and into the woods, a Golden Gate Estates woman hitched a ride with a stranger to an East Naples bar early Monday, according to deputies.

Collier County deputies arrested 21-year-old Susana Montano-Rima Perez at Castaway’s, 2025 Davis Blvd., at 2:15 a.m. on accusations of leaving the scene of a crash with property damage.

A man flagged down a deputy around 1:30 a.m. at Airport Pulling Road and Davis Boulevard, saying Perez had asked him for a ride to the bar after crashing her car in the woods. The man said Perez told him she needed to pay her tab and “was more concerned with getting to her friends at the bar” than dealing with the crash.

Deputies found Perez’s car stuck in dense brush near Radio and Livingston roads, according to an arrest report. Reports said the car hit a road sign and a dilapidated fence. There were no skid marks at the scene and it appeared the driver had not hit the brakes, according to reports.

Deputies said Perez smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. Perez also admitted to drinking before the crash, according to reports.

Perez, of the 2100 block of 19th Street Southwest, faces a misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene of a crash with property damage. Jail records show she was released from jail Monday after posting a $500 bond.